Word Meaning 知恵を絞る

ちえをしぼる chie o shiboru

知恵を絞る is read as ちえをしぼる (chie o shiboru) and means to rack one's brain.

Meaning

English

to rack one's brain

Reading

Kana

ちえをしぼる

Romaji

chie o shiboru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb ✓ Rank 106358 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

無い知恵を絞る

ないちえをしぼる

to think hard about (something that one doesn't know much of)

知恵が回る

ちえがまわる

to be quick-witted

知恵

ちえ

prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

知恵遅れ

ちえおくれ

mental retardation

知恵袋

ちえぶくろ

all one's wisdom

知恵分別

ちえふんべつ

wisdom and good (common sense) judgment

知恵負け

ちえまけ

being too clever (for one's own good)

知恵競べ

ちえくらべ

battle of wits

知恵熱

ちえねつ

teething fever

知恵の輪

ちえのわ

disentanglement puzzle

知恵板

ちえのいた

dissection puzzle (tangram, Sei Shonagon chie-no-ita, etc.)

知恵歯

ちえば

wisdom tooth